Where are you all?   We are in chat: http://www.txgenweb.org/tx/chat/chat.html   Jane Keppler "It's  not what you gather,  but  what you scatter that tells what kind of life you have lived". 

Thank you.                 Marti         Nueces County Coordinator Come see where I live;   http://www.txgenweb4.org/txnueces/ and  McMullen County Coordinator http://www.txgenweb4.org/txmcmullen/  God Bless America and Texas for what they stands for !!!!!!!!!     --- On Sun, 8/2/09, Elaine Martin <mcstumped@suddenlink.net> wrote: From: Elaine Martin <mcstumped@suddenlink.net> Subject: Re: [TXGW-NEWS] July 2009 Roll Call To: "Shirley Cullum" <shirlcullum@sbcglobal.net> Cc: "Martha Brown" <pzzyb@yahoo.com>, "Jane Keppler" <relppek@sbcglobal.net> Date: Sunday, August 2, 2009, 12:34 AM Yeah, I just ignored that when I replied to her.  I felt sure she did mean Brazos county because she sent that immediately after I had posted to the NEWS list that Trey had not checked in for Brazos County, Elaine Shirley Cullum wrote: Eleanor? I think Marti is confused but that is not news. <g>   Shirley --- On Wed, 7/29/09, Elaine Martin <mcstumped@suddenlink.net> wrote: From: Elaine Martin <mcstumped@suddenlink.net> Subject: Re: [TXGW-NEWS] July 2009 Roll Call To: "Martha Brown" <pzzyb@yahoo.com> Cc: "Shirley Cullum" <shirlcullum@sbcglobal.net>, "Jane Keppler" <relppek@sbcglobal.net> Date: Wednesday, July 29, 2009, 10:03 AM Hi Marti, I will be glad to put you on the wish list for Brazos County.  I think someone else asked about it also not long ago, so you may be 2nd on the list. Elaine Martha Brown wrote: Good Morning Elaine, I saw the email about roll call. Can you put me on a wish list for Brazos County? My family is from there and I do a lot of work in that County. And Grimes is where the over side are from. But I know Eleanor is happy with it. Thanks.                 Marti         Nueces County Coordinator Come see where I live;   http://www.txgenweb4.org/txnueces/ and  McMullen County Coordinator http://www.txgenweb4.org/txmcmullen/  God Bless America and Texas for what they stands for !!!!!!!!!     --- On Tue, 7/28/09, Elaine Martin <mcstumped@suddenlink.net> wrote: From: Elaine Martin <mcstumped@suddenlink.net> Subject: [TXGW-NEWS] July 2009 Roll Call To: "TXGenWeb News" <TXGW-NEWS-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, July 28, 2009, 12:08 AM This is the final few days of roll call for July 2009.  Remember that roll call is mandatory and that we want you to remain on the TXGenWeb team, so please check in with Elaine (mcstumped@suddenlink.net) AND Jane (relppek@sbcglobal.net) before midnight of July 31st if your name is listed below: Brooks, Duston Dore, Barbara Holt, Trey Thanks! Elaine Martin ASC TXGenWeb -- visit my personal genealogy site Keeping Up With The Jones http://txgenes.com/Jones/ Check out my Free Programs site http://txgenes.com/FreePrograms/ Like Poetry?  I dabble..... http://txgenes.com/Poetry/index.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGW-NEWS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- visit my personal genealogy site Keeping Up With The Jones http://txgenes.com/Jones/ Check out my Free Programs site http://txgenes.com/FreePrograms/ Like Poetry? I dabble..... http://txgenes.com/Poetry/index.htm -- visit my personal genealogy site Keeping Up With The Jones http://txgenes.com/Jones/ Check out my Free Programs site http://txgenes.com/FreePrograms/ Like Poetry? I dabble..... http://txgenes.com/Poetry/index.htm

Thanks everyone for you, but hey it's all about the volunteers. Without their help, I'd have nothing to post. My Congrats go to them. Peggy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Suzanne Sowell" <suzanne0211@gmail.com> To: <txgen@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, August 01, 2009 7:10 PM Subject: [TXGEN] Congrats > Congratulations on County of the Month and to all the honorable mentions. > > -- > Suzanne Sowell > San Augustine County > > In God We Trust > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message

Congratulations to Peggy and the CC's of the Honorable Mention counties.   The dedication of the TXGenWeb volunteers is evident on the county websites and I have received comments from researchers and other SC's that echo that statement. My reply to those other SC's is simply "The TXGenWeb is the best".   Shirley

Congratulations on County of the Month and to all the honorable mentions. -- Suzanne Sowell San Augustine County In God We Trust

Congratulations, Peggy! Very nice site! Nan Cameron Co. On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 3:17 PM, Mike & Jane Keppler <relppek@sbcglobal.net>wrote: > Peggy, > Very GOOD!!!! way to go, very deserving. > > All the honorable mentioned are outstanding as well. > > Texas, as good as it gets! > > Jane Keppler > > > "It's not what you gather, but what you scatter that tells what kind of > life you have lived". > > > --- On Sat, 8/1/09, Peggy <findingfamily@gmail.com> wrote: > > > From: Peggy <findingfamily@gmail.com> > Subject: [TXGW-NEWS] July County of the Month Announcement > To: TXGW-News@rootsweb.com > Date: Saturday, August 1, 2009, 2:44 PM > > > Hello, Everyone, > > The Surfin' Committee is pleased to announce Brewster County as the July > County of the Month. Congratulations to the county coordinator, Peggy > Trammell Allen. > > Some of the items of interest on the Brewster site include Diseases and > Epidemics, Family Stories, Genealogy Terms, Historical Markers, > Postmasters & Post Offices, and WWI Draft Registrations. You may visit > with Peggy and the fine folks of Brewster County here: > http://www.txgenweb2.org/txbrewster/ . > > The Honorable Mention counties for July are Dallam, Dickens, Falls, > Harris, Marion, and San Patricio. Congratulations to those coordinators > as well. > > Kind Regards, > > Peggy T. > Surfin' Committee Chair > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TXGW-NEWS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >

Congrats Peggy! Great site! Thank you also for the Falls Honorable Mention! I have some GREAT volunteers! Kay Cunningham Falls County Hello, Everyone, The Surfin' Committee is pleased to announce Brewster County as the July County of the Month. Congratulations to the county coordinator, Peggy Trammell Allen. Some of the items of interest on the Brewster site include Diseases and Epidemics, Family Stories, Genealogy Terms, Historical Markers, Postmasters & Post Offices, and WWI Draft Registrations. You may visit with Peggy and the fine folks of Brewster County here: http://www.txgenweb2.org/txbrewster/ . The Honorable Mention counties for July are Dallam, Dickens, Falls, Harris, Marion, and San Patricio. Congratulations to those coordinators as well. Kind Regards, Peggy T. Surfin' Committee Chair In a message dated 8/1/2009 3:18:36 P.M. Central Daylight Time, relppek@sbcglobal.net writes: Peggy, Very GOOD!!!! way to go, very deserving. All the honorable mentioned are outstanding as well. Texas, as good as it gets! Jane Keppler "It's not what you gather, but what you scatter that tells what kind of life you have lived". --- On Sat, 8/1/09, Peggy <findingfamily@gmail.com> wrote: From: Peggy <findingfamily@gmail.com> Subject: [TXGW-NEWS] July County of the Month Announcement To: TXGW-News@rootsweb.com Date: Saturday, August 1, 2009, 2:44 PM Hello, Everyone, The Surfin' Committee is pleased to announce Brewster County as the July County of the Month. Congratulations to the county coordinator, Peggy Trammell Allen. Some of the items of interest on the Brewster site include Diseases and Epidemics, Family Stories, Genealogy Terms, Historical Markers, Postmasters & Post Offices, and WWI Draft Registrations. You may visit with Peggy and the fine folks of Brewster County here: http://www.txgenweb2.org/txbrewster/ . The Honorable Mention counties for July are Dallam, Dickens, Falls, Harris, Marion, and San Patricio. Congratulations to those coordinators as well. Kind Regards, Peggy T. Surfin' Committee Chair ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGW-NEWS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1222846709x1201493018/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072&hmpgID=115&bcd =JulystepsfooterNO115)

Congrats to you Brewster Co ... love your page! ~DEB~ Llano, Loving and Foard counties.

Congratulations, Peggy! Some great ideas there.   Jo Deaf Smith Co. === Chahta Ohoyo Holahta, Honorary --- On Sat, 8/1/09, Kmcunningham3@aol.com <Kmcunningham3@aol.com> wrote: From: Kmcunningham3@aol.com <Kmcunningham3@aol.com> Subject: Re: [TXGEN] July County of the Month Announcement To: txgen@rootsweb.com Date: Saturday, August 1, 2009, 3:57 PM Congrats Peggy!  Great site!  Thank you also for the Falls Honorable Mention!  I have some GREAT  volunteers! Kay Cunningham Falls County Hello, Everyone, The Surfin' Committee is pleased to announce  Brewster County as the July County of the Month. Congratulations to the  county coordinator, Peggy Trammell Allen. Some of the items of  interest on the Brewster site include Diseases and Epidemics, Family  Stories, Genealogy Terms, Historical Markers, Postmasters & Post  Offices, and WWI Draft Registrations. You may visit with Peggy and the fine  folks of Brewster County here: http://www.txgenweb2.org/txbrewster/  . The Honorable Mention counties for July are Dallam, Dickens, Falls,  Harris, Marion, and San Patricio. Congratulations to those coordinators  as well. Kind Regards, Peggy T. Surfin' Committee  Chair In a message dated 8/1/2009 3:18:36 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  relppek@sbcglobal.net writes: Peggy,  Very GOOD!!!! way to go, very deserving. All the honorable  mentioned are outstanding as well.  Texas, as good as it  gets! Jane Keppler "It's  not what you  gather,  but  what you scatter that tells what kind of life you have  lived".  --- On Sat, 8/1/09, Peggy  <findingfamily@gmail.com> wrote: From: Peggy  <findingfamily@gmail.com> Subject: [TXGW-NEWS] July County of the  Month Announcement To: TXGW-News@rootsweb.com Date: Saturday, August 1,  2009, 2:44 PM Hello, Everyone, The Surfin' Committee is  pleased to announce Brewster County as the July County of the Month.  Congratulations to the county coordinator, Peggy Trammell  Allen. Some of the items of interest on the Brewster site include  Diseases and Epidemics, Family Stories, Genealogy Terms, Historical  Markers, Postmasters & Post Offices, and WWI Draft Registrations. You  may visit with Peggy and the fine folks of Brewster County here:  http://www.txgenweb2.org/txbrewster/ . The Honorable Mention  counties for July are Dallam, Dickens, Falls, Harris, Marion, and San  Patricio. Congratulations to those coordinators as well. Kind  Regards, Peggy T. Surfin' Committee  Chair ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list,  please send an email to TXGW-NEWS-request@rootsweb.com with the word  'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the  message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the  list, please send an email to TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word  'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the  message **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1222846709x1201493018/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072&hmpgID=115&bcd =JulystepsfooterNO115) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Congratulations Peggy.                 Marti         Nueces County Coordinator Come see where I live;   http://www.txgenweb4.org/txnueces/ and  McMullen County Coordinator http://www.txgenweb4.org/txmcmullen/  God Bless America and Texas for what they stands for !!!!!!!!!    

Peggy, Very GOOD!!!! way to go, very deserving.   All the honorable mentioned are outstanding as well.    Texas, as good as it gets!   Jane Keppler "It's  not what you gather,  but  what you scatter that tells what kind of life you have lived".  --- On Sat, 8/1/09, Peggy <findingfamily@gmail.com> wrote: From: Peggy <findingfamily@gmail.com> Subject: [TXGW-NEWS] July County of the Month Announcement To: TXGW-News@rootsweb.com Date: Saturday, August 1, 2009, 2:44 PM Hello, Everyone, The Surfin' Committee is pleased to announce Brewster County as the July County of the Month. Congratulations to the county coordinator, Peggy Trammell Allen. Some of the items of interest on the Brewster site include Diseases and Epidemics, Family Stories, Genealogy Terms, Historical Markers, Postmasters & Post Offices, and WWI Draft Registrations. You may visit with Peggy and the fine folks of Brewster County here: http://www.txgenweb2.org/txbrewster/ . The Honorable Mention counties for July are Dallam, Dickens, Falls, Harris, Marion, and San Patricio. Congratulations to those coordinators as well. Kind Regards, Peggy T. Surfin' Committee Chair ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGW-NEWS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Doon't forget our chat session at 8pm tonight. http://www.txgenweb.org/tx/chat/chat.html Cynthia

If any of you would like to link to Queries 101 below, please do.   I am so glad Phyllis wrote this up.  Couldn't have come at a better time.  I have had heck from a patron this week wanting me to do "research".  She would not name a county in Texas, so I guess she just pulled my name from the bottom of one of the TXGenWeb pages.   She wanted to look for a particular name and when I wrote her back to ask what county, she gave me KY and VA and they ended up in Texas.......I tried to explain I can only do a lookup in the counties I maintain and my resources are limited.... So, I am going to put this on my county pages and mailing list.  Thought this might be of help to some of you. Feel free to use it.       http://www.txgenweb2.org/txmontgomery/writing_an_effective_query.htm   Writing Queries that Get Terrific Results! by Phyllis Stehm Writing a great query and posting it to message board can quickly advance your genealogy research and bust your brick walls!  Many sites offer tips on effective online communication techniques, which can be read if you take the time before posting a query to the message board/forum or sending an email. I want to point out a strategy that will make your queries much more effective, that is, using the subject line on the query posting page to the greatest advantage by including four (4) pieces of information: surname, location, date and a “Hook”. Let’s first review the steps of an effective query whether print or electronic: The Subject Line   Target your question briefly in the subject line. Ask for information on one problem or subject. Be specific and use a hook! The hook gets your readers interested in your problem! For example:  “Seeking parents & siblings of,” “Searching for children of,” “Trying to locate the family Bible of”, “Was it murder?” Do not ask “Please send all the information you have.”  Then be sure to add a surname, a date or time period, and a location in the subject line.  For example, “Seeking cemetery info for Amanda Fletcher, died Conroe, TX, early 1900’s.” Do not be so general that no one can connect to your information. The experienced genealogist, who may have much to share with you, will pass over your query if he/she cannot quickly identify information that connects to what he/she may already know. The Body of the Query   f Explain in more detail what you are searching for, and include the names of the people that you know, capitalizing the SURNAME. Be sure to include the woman’s maiden name if known. f Include the locality of the people you are looking for. f Include a date or dates for the time period you are researching. f Briefly state any information you may already know, so that your  reader doesn’t waste time re-sending info you have. f Use standard genealogical abbreviations, but if there is a chance of a misunderstanding, spell the word out completely.   What Makes An Electronic Query Different?   Electronic queries may be searched by various search engines, they may be displayed in various forums or on surname boards, but most of the time the information displayed first will only be what you have put in your subject line on the query posting page. Below Is a Sample of an Ineffective Query:              Subject line->           HELP!!!!  Posted by Amy Smith xxxxxxxx@bbb.com on Sunday, 27 Jul 2009 Surname:  Smith, Jones Elizabeth Smith married George Jones both are from Montgomery Co. Doing my family roots need some help in finding info. What‘s Wrong With This Query? Quite a bit actually! But the biggest mistake for posting to a message board, is the subject line “HELP”. This is what will be shown on the message board index before the query is opened to reveal the contents of the rest of the message. This scream for help will be quickly passed over by experienced genealogists, because they do not have time to open it based on the information given. What can be done to improve this query, especially the subject line? Here’s an Example of an Effective Query:  Subject line->           Seeking parents of Elizabeth SMITH, & George JONES, Montgomery Co., TX 1880’s  Posted by Amy Jones xxxxxxxx@bbb.com on Sunday, 27 Jul 2009 Surname: SMITH, JONES Seeking parents/siblings of Elizabeth SMITH (b. ca 1865-1910), m. 2 Feb 1886 George JONES (b. ca. 1863-1916) in Montgomery Co., TX. George and Elizabeth are listed in 1900 US Census living with their children, Ann, George Jr. and Hannah in Conroe, Montgomery Co., TX. The second example will be noticed, read and may even garner several responses from knowledgeable genealogists. The subject line grabs attention because it gives surnames, location and a date. The subject line is very important to those searching message board indexes. It saves research time for everyone and produces more positive results. Good query writing is an art whether used in print or electronic format, but don’t forget to write an effective subject line with a good hook! Phyllis Stehm is a genealogy instructor at Lone Star College, Montgomery campus in the ALL ‑ Academy of Lifelong Learning Program and co-founded the Montgomery County Genealogists’ Internet Research Group (MCG-IRG).   "It's  not what you gather,  but  what you scatter that tells what kind of life you have lived". 

Yes, we have all of Wise County's headstone pictures, death certificates, birth certificates, funeral records and about 10,000 obituaries online. There's Many Thousands of links to pictures and images of the documents online. See link's from page http://www.wisecountytexas.info/ Sue ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wanda Qualls" <wandaq@satx.rr.com> To: <txgen@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, July 26, 2009 10:14 PM Subject: Re: [TXGEN] great project > Carol Martin did the same thing with marriage, birth and death indexes in > Mason County. She sent them to me and I transcribed from the pictures. I > have people ask if I have the original picture and I send them the page > they > request. > Sarah Revely took pictures of the New Braunfels Cemetery and then took > pictures of the book where people paid for their graves. This book was > very > fragile and kept in a vault and not usually something the public could > look > at. I tried to take some pictures but it just wouldn't work for me. I > guess the lightning may have had something to do with it. Pretty smart > idea > and it saves on copy costs. I try to forget how much I have spent on > copies > of Naturalization Records, Census, etc. > Wanda Qualls > Matthew 5 - 7 > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jo" <bjcb@bellsouth.net> > To: "Sue Tackel" <sue@wisecountytexas.info>; <txgen@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, July 26, 2009 7:02 AM > Subject: Re: [TXGEN] great project > > > Sue, > > Will you be leaving that link up for a while? I would like to be able to > get > back to it later. > > Thanks, > > Jo > > === > Chahta Ohoyo Holahta, > Honorary > > --- On Fri, 7/24/09, Sue Tackel <sue@wisecountytexas.info> wrote: > > > From: Sue Tackel <sue@wisecountytexas.info> > Subject: [TXGEN] great project > To: txgen@rootsweb.com > Date: Friday, July 24, 2009, 11:13 AM > > > LaDarla Keith and I, here in Wise County, North TX, have been > photographing old local newspapers. We found this project to be lots of > fun > (lots of local interest)! We took pictures of over 15,000 pages. We now > have > all the pages online (this unlimited web space is great), but we are still > working on indexes for all the years. See > http://www.wisecountytexas.info/bridgeportindex/old_papers.htm > If someone has access to old newspapers, this is a great project! We > hope others will try it. It's not all that expensive or difficult. Check > out > the little page I did on our methods > http://www.wisecountytexas.info/bridgeportindex/imaging_methods.htm > Sue > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in > the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in > the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > >

Carol Martin did the same thing with marriage, birth and death indexes in Mason County. She sent them to me and I transcribed from the pictures. I have people ask if I have the original picture and I send them the page they request. Sarah Revely took pictures of the New Braunfels Cemetery and then took pictures of the book where people paid for their graves. This book was very fragile and kept in a vault and not usually something the public could look at. I tried to take some pictures but it just wouldn't work for me. I guess the lightning may have had something to do with it. Pretty smart idea and it saves on copy costs. I try to forget how much I have spent on copies of Naturalization Records, Census, etc. Wanda Qualls Matthew 5 - 7 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jo" <bjcb@bellsouth.net> To: "Sue Tackel" <sue@wisecountytexas.info>; <txgen@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, July 26, 2009 7:02 AM Subject: Re: [TXGEN] great project Sue, Will you be leaving that link up for a while? I would like to be able to get back to it later. Thanks, Jo === Chahta Ohoyo Holahta, Honorary --- On Fri, 7/24/09, Sue Tackel <sue@wisecountytexas.info> wrote: From: Sue Tackel <sue@wisecountytexas.info> Subject: [TXGEN] great project To: txgen@rootsweb.com Date: Friday, July 24, 2009, 11:13 AM LaDarla Keith and I, here in Wise County, North TX, have been photographing old local newspapers. We found this project to be lots of fun (lots of local interest)! We took pictures of over 15,000 pages. We now have all the pages online (this unlimited web space is great), but we are still working on indexes for all the years. See http://www.wisecountytexas.info/bridgeportindex/old_papers.htm If someone has access to old newspapers, this is a great project! We hope others will try it. It's not all that expensive or difficult. Check out the little page I did on our methods http://www.wisecountytexas.info/bridgeportindex/imaging_methods.htm Sue ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Sue,   Will you be leaving that link up for a while?  I would like to be able to get back to it later.   Thanks,   Jo === Chahta Ohoyo Holahta, Honorary --- On Fri, 7/24/09, Sue Tackel <sue@wisecountytexas.info> wrote: From: Sue Tackel <sue@wisecountytexas.info> Subject: [TXGEN] great project To: txgen@rootsweb.com Date: Friday, July 24, 2009, 11:13 AM     LaDarla Keith and I, here in Wise County, North TX, have been photographing old local newspapers. We found this project to be lots of fun (lots of local interest)! We took pictures of over 15,000 pages. We now have all the pages online (this unlimited web space is great), but we are still working on indexes for all the years. See http://www.wisecountytexas.info/bridgeportindex/old_papers.htm     If someone has access to old newspapers, this is a great project! We hope others will try it. It's not all that expensive or difficult. Check out the little page I did on our methods http://www.wisecountytexas.info/bridgeportindex/imaging_methods.htm Sue ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Does anyone have any ideas on digitalizing microfilm? I have a scanner that scans microfilm but it won't do the old newspapers on microfilm because it's too small and bright. I don't have a microfilm reader at home. I even though about projecting it on a wall and taking pictures but that won't look too good. On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 11:13 AM, Sue Tackel <sue@wisecountytexas.info>wrote: > LaDarla Keith and I, here in Wise County, North TX, have been > photographing old local newspapers. We found this project to be lots of fun > (lots of local interest)! We took pictures of over 15,000 pages. We now > have > all the pages online (this unlimited web space is great), but we are still > working on indexes for all the years. See > http://www.wisecountytexas.info/bridgeportindex/old_papers.htm > If someone has access to old newspapers, this is a great project! We > hope others will try it. It's not all that expensive or difficult. Check > out > the little page I did on our methods > http://www.wisecountytexas.info/bridgeportindex/imaging_methods.htm > Sue > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > -- Tammy Owen www.txgenweb5.org/txbastrop/bastrop.htm www.txgenweb2.org/txlee/lee.htm www.txgenweb6.org/txhemphill Like to Sew or Embroidery? Designs by SiCK Embroidery Library

WOW!!!  very good and wish I had some more fingers to do something like this!   Good Job, Jane Keppler "It's  not what you gather,  but  what you scatter that tells what kind of life you have lived".  --- On Fri, 7/24/09, Sue Tackel <sue@wisecountytexas.info> wrote: From: Sue Tackel <sue@wisecountytexas.info> Subject: [TXGEN] great project To: txgen@rootsweb.com Date: Friday, July 24, 2009, 11:13 AM     LaDarla Keith and I, here in Wise County, North TX, have been photographing old local newspapers. We found this project to be lots of fun (lots of local interest)! We took pictures of over 15,000 pages. We now have all the pages online (this unlimited web space is great), but we are still working on indexes for all the years. See http://www.wisecountytexas.info/bridgeportindex/old_papers.htm     If someone has access to old newspapers, this is a great project! We hope others will try it. It's not all that expensive or difficult. Check out the little page I did on our methods http://www.wisecountytexas.info/bridgeportindex/imaging_methods.htm Sue ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

This looks really good.  Great idea! --- On Fri, 7/24/09, Sue Tackel <sue@wisecountytexas.info> wrote: From: Sue Tackel <sue@wisecountytexas.info> Subject: [TXGEN] great project To: txgen@rootsweb.com Date: Friday, July 24, 2009, 11:13 AM     LaDarla Keith and I, here in Wise County, North TX, have been photographing old local newspapers. We found this project to be lots of fun (lots of local interest)! We took pictures of over 15,000 pages. We now have all the pages online (this unlimited web space is great), but we are still working on indexes for all the years. See http://www.wisecountytexas.info/bridgeportindex/old_papers.htm     If someone has access to old newspapers, this is a great project! We hope others will try it. It's not all that expensive or difficult. Check out the little page I did on our methods http://www.wisecountytexas.info/bridgeportindex/imaging_methods.htm Sue ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

LaDarla Keith and I, here in Wise County, North TX, have been photographing old local newspapers. We found this project to be lots of fun (lots of local interest)! We took pictures of over 15,000 pages. We now have all the pages online (this unlimited web space is great), but we are still working on indexes for all the years. See http://www.wisecountytexas.info/bridgeportindex/old_papers.htm If someone has access to old newspapers, this is a great project! We hope others will try it. It's not all that expensive or difficult. Check out the little page I did on our methods http://www.wisecountytexas.info/bridgeportindex/imaging_methods.htm Sue